by Jim | Nov 11, 2016 | Managing
Understanding the nuts and bolts of accounting: an engineering perspective I was a latecomer to accounting. I first completed a degree in engineering and only moved to accounting after that. Almost everyone who heard what I was doing told me how difficult I would...
by Jim | Nov 4, 2016 | How to
I’ve had several new business owners come to me over the years saying, “We’re a small start-up, but nobody tells us what we really need to know about accounts”. If this is the situation in which you find yourself, you’ve probably gone into business...
by Jim | Oct 12, 2015 | Managing
As a business advisor, I get to see a lot of different businesses and their finance functions. At one end of the spectrum, the finance function just does the basics i.e processing invoices, managing cash and preparing the core reports. At the other end of the...
by Jim | Sep 17, 2010 | Working with
A recent post on accountingweb pressed one of my buttons. It was from a business owner who asked if the technology was making his accountants redundant. He pointed out that much of what his accountant offered to do for him was now handled quite well by the software....
by Jim | Jan 11, 2010 | Managing
Are your accounts giving you information that helps you manage your business? Most accounts don’t. You should make your accounts work for you. When I go into a new client, one of the first things I do is to review the existing accounts. I am looking to see if they...
